I went from 153 to 225 in a span of ~2 years. I’m 5’9 so just imagine how 225 pounds looks on a 5’9 frame. Not to great.. I gained 30 pounds in 3 months at one point. I’ve been hitting the gym doing 15-30 minutes of cardio everyday, and then hitting chest and triceps on one day, back on biceps on another, etc. 5x’s a week for the past 5 weeks, and I’m currently weighing ~202. I went from eating roughly +3,500 calories a day, to now eating 1,800-2,000 a day. I can’t lie, I feel much better. Gained a lot of muscle, and lost a lot of fat. Losing weight has been the best thing I’ve been able to do this far. It’s not easy. Every single day I think about skipping the gym, but I push through, and I’ve never felt better. Feels awesome! 👌🏼💪🏼
Exactly! For him it works really well, he doesn't have the ability to use things like weights at that point, but he has enough weight on his body to make that exercise. It's using his shit situation to get out of it.
I'm 5'2, 13, and 220 pounds. My goal is to lose 70 lbs by may of next near. I'm gonna try Edit 2022: To those who keep asking, I haven't gotten better. Im not comfortable talking about what weight I am but I've gone the wrong direction. Ill be honest with it. Ive thought about deleting this comment because it makes me sad to see it responded to all the time but I never can because its a reminder to myself that its still a promise I made. I might have failed but Im 16, I still have time. And I will still try. I am still trying. I make smaller goals now and I try to exercise every day. I go on diets and its slowly helping, I've lost 15 pounds from my highest ever weight. thank you for reminding me almost daily. just because I failed once doesn't mean I can never reach my goal.
As someone that’s been actively weight training for 22 years, this is what we do. Us real weight lifters hate the “meatheads” as much as anyone else. We hate the douchebags that fill our community. Us real active working out people will welcome people like him with open arms. We want to help him and we want to see people like him succeed. And we want the douchebag meatheads out of our community as much as anyone else does.
when i read this i have a lump in my throat, i have lost about 40kg in the past 3 months and need to lose another 40kg - more like 50. i don't dare go into a gym at all, but reading this gives me hope that it will work eventually. I'm at a point where I could do "more" - so far it went without, but I think now some help and guidance would be pretty good and therefore the studio.
@@RalTaub well with me I go to the gym because I weight train, but if the gym isn’t your thing there’s lots of ways to exercise. For example buy some leg weights from Amazon, strap them to your legs and walk around the block once or twice. Or even buy a weight belt for your waist and do normal chores while wearing it. And each day keep pushing yourself further and further.
@@RalTaub Bro no one in a gym is gonna say "Haha look a fat/skinny person in a gym, what a loser". The Gym is made for unhealthy people to get healthy.
Thank you for being that person who truly wants to help those struggling with their weight. We need more trainers who convey this! You’re appreciated greatly.
Now THIS is body positivity!!!! STOP NORMALIZING OBESITY. This man kicked his own ass into gear and put in the work. Fat acceptance is enabling obesity and normalizing giving up. Kudos to this man. That is hard work!
Fat acceptance is not accepting fat. It is accepting fat people in a way that you don't bully them and just mind your own business. You have nothing to do with other people's bodies. Only they can get to the point of wanting to lose weight, and strangely, sad and bullied people get to this point more slowly.
i have struggled for the last 12 years or so. My all time weight was 300 about 10 years ago, I then gradually lost weight and got down to 170. My max weigh since then is 240 and currently sit at 230. I want to get back down to 170 once and for all and never gain weight again - atleast not fat, but muscle. I'm doing a lot of weight lifting now so It's good if I gain weight in muscle but the problem is the fat does not seem to want to go away. 4 months into a new workout routine I've lost no weight at all and it doesn't seem any fat has gone away yet. I really understand the struggle.
Jonathan Almgren I am currently 16 years old 175-190 lbs somewhere in there, for some reason I find it really hard to exercise, I have terrible endurance while running, my arms and legs get tired and heavy quickly, and I have a really hard time motivating myself to exercise.
Yes, people don’t often understand it’s a mental and physical battle. I’m mildly obese and started on a journey to lose weight and I made a lot of progress. In fact I now feel better about myself :)
No one knows the story better than I, and yet, this video even surprised me. They did such a great job and I cri errytime Thank you all so much and I love each and every one of you like family
you know its wonderful when people actually support each other.. everyone who motivated this man should feel really good about them selves.. you pretty much saved his life and prevented an early grave.. and good on jesse for finally getting up and makeing a change.. we are all proud of you my man
This has me in tears Im 30yrs old 5"2 and 350lbs I want to lose weight because my knees be hurting so bad. He's definitely inspired me to figure this shit out I want a new life. Im so proud out this man.
*I'd say that a healthy diet is even 90% of the weight control game.* *But overall weight control is 100% your #4: the mindset. Starting a healthy regimen is hard for many people. Much harder once you start it to **_maintain_** that consistency and that, holy shit, I failed so many times! So many distractions, life priorities, work but in reality, it's mostly excuses ie weak mentality.* *Not just for weight control, ANY new venture to better one's life ie learning guitar, language, Internet business, etc... It's SO easy to invent some bullshit excuses and procrastinate, believe you me, I have a doctorate in that foul habit! MINDSET, man, THE GODDAMN MINDSET!* *Fortunately, like any muscle, a strong mindset CAN be trained!*
Ok, I obviously cant do all these laps. Im supriseed you guys actually liked this. Well thats pretty nice. I tried till I got to 400 then i gave up lol. Anyway, it was fun.
Idkw, but that part about a member sending him a pool so he could bathe, that really got me. Thank you, whoever you are. I really needed to know there a group of people could band together to lift someone out of despair. For no credit or money but just because it's a life. And the way Jesse responded with his own heapings of humanity, showing them his life, being open, being grateful. Love all around.
Man, this video just made me a grown up man cry like a child. I have depression and it's been very hard lately for me, mainly cause I just realized while watching this that I have this belief that nobody cares and that humanity is a lost cause, but you made me realize we still have good people in this world, and not just a few but a lot of people who wanna help each other, and this means that the mankind community is not lost. I'm very grateful for this story and this community. I really need help, I have been thinking about suicide again for weeks, but now I have a reason to push me a little harder and to start to looking for help. I definitely need help, I don't know where to start from, but I hope I'll find it, at least now you guys made me believe that yes this is possible... Unbelievable. All love and best regards for everyone, including you reading this comment. I wish the best for all of you. I'm grateful for all of you just to be alive ❤️🍀
Wow I was bad. I'm happy to say I'm so much better now. Sometimes we just need to hanging in there and never give up. Everything can change for the best. Sometimes we need just to wait a little, sometimes we need to fight hard, but for sure it's not worth giving up, hope never must die
Just tell yourself: I'm an ordinary person with extraordinary qualities and I'm more than enough. It is in the being ordinary and knowing we are all unique we can be our authentic selves. Take care!
@@kononoism I'm doing better thank you! Just living, dealing with my anxiety, growing old, never giving up, complaining less, always trying to experiment new points of view... I think what pushes me it's my hard belief that everything is possible and that always there are hundreds of paths we still didn't tried... Just as I found this video months ago I keep finding new sources of inspiration and ways inside me every month and I try to keep "improving" myself... I don't know, for now it works, my life is getting better step by step. The darkest moments are being farther and farther
I’ve read a comment in another weight loss video and it really change my way of thinking and I want to share it here. The comment is about not being discouraged if you only loss 1 pound. This guy had a sister who was trying to lose weight and was discouraged that she only lose 4 pounds and he said that 1 pound equals to 4 stick of butter and so what the brother did is bought 16 sticks of butter and place it right in front of her on a table and she had no clue what he is doing and thought he’s trying to ruin her diet. He told her that that was amount of weight she loss in fat and 4 sticks of butter is 1 pound. She was surprised and stared at the butter and was no longer discouraged anymore. He also commented that she now lost over 100 pounds using this thought of 1 pound = 4 sticks of butter. Thank you for reading ❤️😃.
I wasn't that big , but i was morbidly obese. At my heaviest I weighed 130kilograms. Now I weigh 65 at 186cm tall. It's possible to loose the weight, just don't give up!. Thanks for sharing this beautiful story.
Sorry, but with 186cm and 130kg you weren’t morbidly obese. You were definitely overweight, for sure. I’d rather say with 65kg and that hight you are actually underweight now 😂 However, it’s quite an achievement! Congrats.:)
@@suze6083 that's true, I weighed 107kg at my highest and my height is 175cm I've been working out to lose weight and gain muscle. I weigh 98kg as for now but got a long way to go. Goal to 80kg
Because that's real! It is emotional, I would love to see his labs, cholesterol, triglycerides, and HgBA1c. Wow, Mr Shand, you beat obesity back with a board!!!!
I have goosebumps for at least15 min straight. This is amazing, and the support he got...no words people! This is what life is about, without the community and all the great people that connected and pushed him and gave advice, this would never happen.
What about people going the other way? I pretty much destroyed my body starving myself (9 and a half stone at 6’ 3”) It’s been a long road to get up to 14 st whilst feeling strong and in a place where I’m happy with my appearance.
@@Jonathan_Doe_ I'm super proud of you for taking the effort to get your weight back up and feel happy about how you look, you're amazing, keep up the amazing work
@@azeezyloki2287 serious lol a year ago he updated his youtube vlog that he gained back most of the weight, hes disappeared from online forums, and last i saw he was back to 700 territory.
What a phenomenal transformation. All this was possible because a community of passionate people who reached out to genuinely help a person in need. This is what the world needs more of, caring for others, and genuinely wanting to make a difference; unconditionally. 😭
Guys... I cried, I never cried to a video before. but seeing he's mom thanking all the people for saving his life just made me tear up and it felt so good!
Oh, no. No, no, no. Nobody gets to have it both ways. He has had to show herculean effort because SHE couldn't generate a tiny bit on his behalf in his youth! She enabled the bad habits that resulted in his situation. Early on he says something like "I was always a big kid," as if it were some sort of cosmic inevitability. NO, it was some sort of parental dereliction of duty! Folks, proper parenting matters, and sometimes it ain't easy!
true, you don't need motivation,, motivation will burn out after a week or a month, you need discipline, be consistent, no excuses, workout even if you had a harsh day, keep the diet no matter what, cause once you start to fail, it will exponetially grow until you go back from where you started
I have a son who is very overweight and housebound for years. I sent him this video. I pray he is encouraged to start now with caring about himself and know that there are people out there who will care about him, help him lose weight...he can do it! I wish Jessie would contact him. He is 28 yrs old and in his own mental prison. Please pray for my son. Thank you.
Wow u failed your child. Should have raised him better and made his education a priority when u had him, instead of letting him do whatever he wanted. You caused the problem, now suffer the consequences! (Edit)- looking back at this 7 months after posting all these comments , damn I was an asshole in this comment. Didn’t mean to question LL’s upbringing
@@Hr-pn1vm Wow, you a certainly an uninformed, insensitive jerk, who hasn't a clue of my son's circumstances. Snap judgenents are what you are all about. Your ego must be off the charts! Why spread hatred toward others? Do everyone a favor and keep your disrespectful comments to yourself.
Hr27 damn, you’re just not that smart aren’t you, education can’t really help yourself, because the kid has to learn most of the things alone. I was skinny when I was little and I got fat when I turned seven, it was not my parents failing me, they did all fine, I failed myself. I am 214 pound right now and I want to go down to 200. Anyways, this man is doing what he can to help his child, but he can’t help him if the son can’t help himself. Btw do you have a kid, because of the way you acted I don’t think you are even marry.
You've got this. Eat thoughtfully, and remember food is fuel (and you need fuel c: )! See if a counselor or health teacher can help you out with what you should be eating. We're rooting for you!
I’ve been hooked to vids like this for the past 2 hours, a huge motivation and it makes me happy seeing stuff like this. Congratulations to everybody who even had the initiative to make a change in their lives
I'm just blown away by his courage! I lost 164lbs over 2yrs. And there's no way I could have done it in the public eye. If you've never been obese, you can't imagine the shame that it brings. Bravo to him 👏
good for you, beautiful!! i could never do it in public either. and i think a strong point to make is it's not just "obese" people that feel embarrassed or shamed in public, i'm maybe only 30-40lbs away from my healthy weight and going in public is terrifying to me. i don't want to run into anyone i knew when i was a healthy weight. i feel like even the people i don't know are judging me - why is she buying sushi, why is she buying alcohol, why this why not that? i get flushed every time i pay for food or drinks because i know what the other person is thinking, because i HAVE been that toxic, judgemental person on the other end wondering why people were so fat. i had a VERY fast metabolism until the age of maybe 23-25. i'm 28 now and trying to lose 30lbs again. even though i'm not classified as obese, i still feel like i am.
@@ellamay6405 Oh sweet girl, get those toxic thoughts out of your mind! The honest truth is that 90% of the population are so self absorbed and wrapped up in their own drama that they don't even realize there's another human in front of them so don't worry about what that rando cashier or waitress might be thinking about what you're putting in your body and truly screw the other 10% that may have those nasty thoughts in their minds, because they aren't your friends or family and will probably never really impact your life in any true way unless you give them that power. You are struggling with a very common problem when people have fast metabolisms when they are teens and young 20's and then all of a sudden their metabolisms slow down and the lifestyle they are used to starts to show around the middle, booty and thighs. Please don't be so hard on yourself, you're still so young and have a long journey ahead of you. Take your time and do it at your own pace. If you're ever struggling shoot me a message, I don't know if I'll have the answer but I'll sure know where you're coming from.
@@kellysubocz8263 i woke up so much more depressed & angry than usual this morning because i lost my job and the scummy boss who did me wrong got away with everything she did to me, so i know everytime they see me bike past them they're probably laughing at me and how much of a loser i am. i don't want that victim mentality, it's just that i thought that family sized workplace was my family and friends, but they're very toxic too. i don't know hot to NOT give them the power i think that's my problem. how do you do it? how do you not care? but honestly your message was so compassionate (i don't receive that very often) and it actually made me cry because it's so full of love. thank you so much for taking the time to write back to me; you have no idea how much that means. i hope you're having a beautiful healthy and happy day, and i would love to message you - i'm just not sure how to on here lol but thank you for the love
@@ellamay6405 oh sweet little one, no you've got it all wrong! You were set free from those abusers, manipulators, and straight up ass wipes. They are stuck in there sad little existences and now you get to fly free making anything you possibly hope to be in this world a reality. You are the creator of your reality, not the world or other people, just you! So now you're going to stop and think long and hard on what you want to be in this life, no matter how crazy or far fetched. Then you're going to come up with a detailed plan on what you think needs to happen step by step to achieve that reality and if you have someone you trust in telling your plan to, they can maybe help you with some of the steps that you may not have thought of but need to take to get there. Often two heads are better than one. Then you put your foot out and take the first step of your journey! Now don't get me wrong, it's gonna be hard as shit to make your new reality all that you want it to be but every time you fall off the path you get your plan back out, figure out where you screwed up, learn from it, and get back on the path. I have hope for you little one because the greatest regret in life isn't striving to make your wildest dreams come true and not quite getting them, it's waiting for life to come to you, to have circumstances dictate your life's trajectory and feeling helpless to change the fact! I'm always here if you need a sounding board, Kelly Subocz on Facebook messenger.
@@kellysubocz8263 can i just say i love you?!!! my god, this message made me cry so many happy tears that i was laughing at myself. thank you so fkn much. i don't have facebook but i honestly will make an account just to talk to you and similar-brained people lol. you are the brightness my day needed. THANK YOU so much for being such a compassionate and empathetic human being - i don't think any of us come across that often enough. you're a good person and i look forward to talking to you!!!!
Videos like these should be put into advertisements everywhere instead of that accept your body at any size bullshit. This is real motivation and actual self love! If you love yourself enough you would want to change yourself to be healthy instead of staying the same weight and accepting obesity.
I agree with you but a journey like this always starts with acceptance. Its not bullshit to Enjoy the body you are living in NOW. You can improve a body you like. A human is more than just the body what about mind and spirit? Those too need to be in tune for you to be motivated enough to want to get out of obesity
Damn onions, man.. The stuff we take for granted, it blows my mind. I'm here complaining about how I hate shave and how and my car isn't fun enough, not thinking about those who can't wait to shave again and are totally unable to drive, and it kinda makes you feel like such a shit person for being upset about such petty shit. My heart goes out to this guy, he's a hero.
More people who are obese should really see this. just look and hear the difference in his voice and change that have happened. it's incredible to see this journey! great job man!
True and the first step is always the hardest. Once that first step is achieved the rest gets easier. Kudos to people who set their goals and get there.
I somewhat disagree. I think that you should be able to love yourself no matter what body you're in. You should be able to see yourself as worthy of the love and respect of others. However, part of that love should be understanding that while the body you're in does not define your worth it does define your health and quality of life and it does define the things you can wear and the things you can sit in/on. You should have confidence in yourself and you shouldn't hate your body because it's the only one you have, you know? If you hate your body, there's less of a chance for change, less of a chance you'll want to care for it. Real body positivity is learning to love yourself as you are and taking that love and turning it towards improvement
Im 20 5'7" and 260. Though I am twice the weight of a healthy guy i still feel less than human sometimes. I want to have a pride in myself that noone can take away. And that's why im writing this comment at 1:43am to make a promise to myself to start my weight loss journey
This guy is an absolute chad. He’s super chill despite his weight and his motivation and will power to live is truly an inspiration. He even had the courage to document his process and show his body to the world wide web. Just wow. Wish the best to you Jesse!
Perfect, I hate so many ppl think it's surgery that only works... I'm doing keto at this time, I started 1st Jan 2020 weighing at 152kg, I am now 132kg I have a massive time to go but know what's happening
This story has totally changed my life in ways even outside of weightloss. Every time I feel like I don’t want to do something or I’m just too tired, I remind myself that he started with, “just start flopping around.” Moral of that? Movement is better than no movement at all. Progress is progress, even if it’s just a little every single day. It builds. ❤️ This has changed so much about my life.
We need to start a go fund me account for him so that he can get surgery to remove the excess skin that is there from losing so much weight. It would be life changing for him. You have to have a bank account and I unfortunately do not or I would be on it..!
Such a beautiful truth. How much change and benefit we can impart on others just by giving a thumbs up or shedding a tear of sorrow or joy with someone. Truly what its all about.
He's just trolling and not actually wanting to lost weights. But people were so kind to him that he actually starting losing weights! This is so wholesome
Here tying to find inspiration and get motivated in 2019. Only need to lose 40lbs to get to where I was and be healthy again. This is an amazing story.
@Brayden Harjula I mean since taking a desk job a few years ago I became very inactive and tired all the time. Went from near perfect health to having diabetes and high cholesterol. Only activity I do is play softball in the summer. So I'm planning on getting my diet back under control and getting on an exercise routine. Especially cardio. Everything should fall into place I am hoping.
Same here, I just hit the 200 pound mark. Although, I could care less about how much I weigh, I just wanna be able to lose body fat and fit into nice clothes.
This video is so much deeper then the weight loss a achievement. It's about perseverance, dedication and consistent effort to make your dreams come reality, it has community love and inspiration along with showing the beautiful side of people.
To all the guys that helped jesse and Jesse himself , you are guys are the true chads. And really motivating and inspiring too. Best of luck to all the brothers out there !
I commend him for bettering him self. I was never a fat person but after high school I started gaining weight gradually and with every few lbs gained I would say "oh I'm gonna start loosing weight". It's been 5 years and still nothing. I reached a breaking point when I weighed 220 lbs at 166cm. I tried intermittent fasting and that was working well for me but eventually I got bored of that. I tried water fasting and I would loose like 10 lbs in 3 days but the thing is the minute I ate food I gained that weigh back. My problem is controlling my eating. My highest weight in October 2021 was 235 lbs and I hated the way I looked. I was so disgusted. Without even realizing it I lost 26 lbs in 2 months. I didn't even realize that my eating habit had changed. I stopped using sugar, I limited my junk food and drank predominatly water. 2 days after I gain 2lbs and am currently at 211 lbs. This video is so inspiring and also gives me the motivation I need to get off my ass and do something. I'm so scared that I'll keep putting it off and before you know it I'm 300lbs. Tomorrow is not promised to anyone so make an effort and just do. It is now December 18th and my goal is to weigh 199 by Jan 1st 2022. Wish me luck
Wetbreasts was probably the most active thread we have ever had on the Misc over at the forums. While there were some jackasses (still are), the vast majority of people you come across are genuinely interested in helping people achieve their goals and looking for support to achieve their own. We at BB can be some of the most hyper critical folks on the planet, but we are also a tight knit community and we come together and circle the wagons when one of our own is in trouble. Lots of us reached out to help him, including some good old fashioned tough love, both in the initial thread and the ones that came after it. There is a massive amount of fitness and nutrition knowledge amongst our members, but this thread also showed lots of compassion. People willing to hop in their car or on a plane and come to Michigan to offer assistance, but at the end of the day he had to help himself. I could not be more proud of what Jesse has accomplished, and continues to accomplish, both in fitness and in his life in general. He has slipped up a couple of times, but he still keeps coming back and is still active on BB. This story is old now, but perhaps it can still serve as a reminder to never give up, and maybe even dispel the myth that the body building community is little more than a bunch of pretentious egomaniacs. To use a Misc battle cry, "we're all gonna make it brah!"
Lmao I feel you man the reason I started losing weight was cuase I had a fat crush on a girl when I finally got the courage to ask her out she blushed hard af and ran away haven't talked to her since but damn I feel good af that's the first time my fat ass asked a girl out I'm 5'11 169 lbs and just started working out for muscle my heaviest was 230 lb that was during October of 2018
YOU inspire me and I'm not even overweight. I am so very proud of you, Jesse. You are remarkable, blessed and beautiful. You can and more likely have helped save another's life. Stay strong brother. 💝
He seems so happy when he did his @ 7:54 "random dancing day" that genuinely made me smile and laugh seeing how he can make a somewhat bad situation a funny thing and not look down on himself. I'm happy for him. Edit: Just about near the end and at 15:58 - 16:04 made me shed tears. This makes me so proud of him.
I've been trying to lose weight for about a year or so. I've had a really bad two months and I've felt incredibly guilty about it. This video is a lot of motivation for me and I respect that guy so much. I'm so happy for him. He's really changed his life for the better. Feel like crying tbh. I'm very happy for him and I look up to him. He's a great rolemodel to look up to for those who struggle with their weight and want to lose weight.
We all learn consistency is king somewhere along the way. Nobody is perfect but everyone can try their best. Do that long enough and it's not hard anymore, it's a habit, an adaptation to a new character. I was motivated in the beginning by my poor back health and a bodybuilding friend of mine. I'd like to help train someone just as my friend had helped me years ago.
RawCarrot - I would recommend getting a fitbit blaze. It will track the amount of calories you burn each day & then log your calories you eat. Stay 500-1500 calories less then your daily burned calories. Take a 30 minute to one hour walk each day. And weight train 3-4 days a week. Stay consistent on tracking your calories even if you binge as well as your walks everyday. I have lost 37.6 lb's since about the middle of July 2016 doing basically this.
Watching his mom’s reaction was the best. I’m not gonna lie, something might have got in my eye at that point. Love and respect to both of you and everyone who helped!
Thank you for sharing this, Jesse. I needed it just now. And thanks to all of you who encouraged a guy who thought he was down and out. Because Jesse told his story in such detail, he and all of you will empower people you've never met.
I have lost over 12 pounds and trying to lose 20 more! Plus stop smoking💪 Edit, March 2019: I have lost over 27 pounds, just want to lose 10 more! And I’m vaping instead of smoking, I guess that’s something!
I rarely write comments but Jesse's story got to me. This man is amazing for not throwing in the towel and the community sounds amazing too for supporting him throughout.
So about 2 weeks ago, i was 15 years old, 6'4", 340 lbs and was really unhappy with all the bullying and unhappiness within myself. Since then, i have lost 17 lbs seems like a lot for a short amount of time but anything is possible if you want it bad enough. I wish to lose more. My first goal is 275 lbs. Then, 250. My target weight would be 210 or 220 considering my height and build to my body. Wish me luck!
+smackyhead it was mostly my fault. I was never getting active. Now at 316. Still going strong. And it was 340 not 360 lbs not like it makes a difference but hey whatevs
smackyhead I actually rather enjoy school i have a load of friends mostly because of my humorous and outgoing personality in person. Ive gotten all A's since i was born, so i rather take a liking to school. And when i mean bullying, im not talking about hardcore verbal/physical abuse im just talking about a few snarky/mean comments here and there. I do enjoy video games but i have other hobbies
+smackyhead trust me, I'm not trying to give excuses. I'm just stating what I enjoy doing. I am involved on the school bowling team I know it doesn't sound like a lot of activity but at least it's something.
+smackyhead no. i have actually been on the team for 3 years. i just recently started eating less and getting more active and since then, ive lost 24 lbs! No need for such negativity. Not really seeing the positivity from you right now lol. I'll do we alright? Conversation over.
oh it's JESSE! i first heard his story on a fitness related podcast that interviews people. it was the first high-weight (700 was way over what i thought possible) story i'd heard, and it was moving as hell to hear how it all began, the support, the progress, just EVERYTHING. i'm not sure i've ever heard one as intense and good as his since then. it just really hit the feels in a lot of ways.
+Ghost227 If you dont tear up to this then somethings wrong with you, hugely inspirational and such an amazing story. i love that he doesnt act like he's forced to do all this and the whole way hes having fun with it.
This is 2019 and I'm only just seeing this but want to say how proud we are of Jesse! This is Tammie Miller commenting and my husband Tim has at least 100 lbs. to lose. He is on the keto diet since April 4 of this month. We have just gotten a Total Gym and would appreciate all the prayers we can get. I'm so proud of him to have gotten through this month! We've been married 18 years. He's my everything! Power in prayer and perseverance!
My I suggest starting out with 16-8 intermittent fasting. Look into it. It really works. Especially if you combine it with a plant based diet/vegan or vegetarian.
Honestly so amazing. I'm currently trying to lose weight (40 pounds and counting) and it's taken me half a year to get where I am. I can only imagine the amount of work it took for this legend. I have the utmost respect for him.
Lol I'm 47/86lbs down and I believe it's been 17 months😅 so you did what I did in 1/3 of the time I took. Don't worry, we all go at different places. you got this-we got this!!😊
"I'm gonna start my cutting phase after a wildly successful 25 year bulking phase"
haha I love his humor!
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I lost it when he said that lmao
Right😂 and I got what he meant too
I wanted to comment this 😂😂
Working out had nothign to do with weight loss its cutting down the 80% of his calories that he didnt need! maybe a band aswell!
"After a wildly successful 25 year bulking phase"
*SAME.*
At least he still had his sense of humor about himself...I think that is important when facing such an extreme endeavor.
Believe in what you want Kasey, and you'll know its possible. You got this 👍👊
Lol I loved that. Dude has a great sense of humor.
I went from 153 to 225 in a span of ~2 years. I’m 5’9 so just imagine how 225 pounds looks on a 5’9 frame. Not to great.. I gained 30 pounds in 3 months at one point. I’ve been hitting the gym doing 15-30 minutes of cardio everyday, and then hitting chest and triceps on one day, back on biceps on another, etc. 5x’s a week for the past 5 weeks, and I’m currently weighing ~202. I went from eating roughly +3,500 calories a day, to now eating 1,800-2,000 a day. I can’t lie, I feel much better. Gained a lot of muscle, and lost a lot of fat. Losing weight has been the best thing I’ve been able to do this far. It’s not easy. Every single day I think about skipping the gym, but I push through, and I’ve never felt better. Feels awesome! 👌🏼💪🏼
You got this brother we are with you
This dude lost dam near 400+ lbs and there ppl that just need to lose 25-50 lbs to be in good shape. U gotta respect this dude ✊🏾
christian ogando Its easier to lose 50 pounds when you’re bigger than it is to lose 10 pounds if you are barely out of shape.
now that just motivated me. I wanna lose like 10 pounds and need to stop messing up.
@@cristianbolanos9641 true.
Well said 👍🏽👍🏽
I need to lose like 15 pounds of fat. But I can't. I need people to cheer me up. To keep me in track. What should I do?
"Just flop around" is my favorite advice ever! It was spot on! Bless this guy and all who inspired him!
At one time everyone started somewhere! Sounds like this was a pretty awesome group!
I agree! And the best part about it was…he actually did all that! Great advice for a great guy.
@@suze6083 :)
Exactly! For him it works really well, he doesn't have the ability to use things like weights at that point, but he has enough weight on his body to make that exercise. It's using his shit situation to get out of it.
Ya gotta start somewhere lol
This mans squatting 700 every time he stands up put some respect on the name
Ikr I'm 350 but in weights I squat 465, I'm on this man's level but I need to actually lose weight cause I'm only 16
@@megamoffitt9886 Holy shit man, wish u all the best and good luck!
@Megamoffitt, good luck dude! Support you if you try to make a change!
@@jonahw.3435 thanks
@@MintyMinster thanks
Let's all agree we didn't search for this...but we sure are glad we watched it
Bloody legend Jesse
Yes
I watch this for motivation everyday.
So you go to every vid and comment this
I was trying to watch the Soviet anthem when boom this came in the home screen
Yeah
Just think about it. A small thread consisting of a few people on a fitness website saved a man's life. Amazing.
200th like.
when internet is used in the right way
The power of community, we all need it.
That haircut tho
the only thing people need is people.
The way people banded together for this man - total strangers restores my faith in humanity.
People on "my 600lb life" get surgery to lose weight but this man weighed 700+lbs and worked hard to get to were he is now
My mom is doing surgery to lose more weight
@@tamtom6094 she could work hard to be what this guy accomplished but she chose that and that's great
because some people have thyroid issues and other disorders?
@@omw2pluto_ It's different for women. We literally have to fight with everything we have for every once. Surgery is a godsend.
Tabby Reed I smell feminists
I'm 5'2, 13, and 220 pounds. My goal is to lose 70 lbs by may of next near. I'm gonna try
Edit 2022:
To those who keep asking, I haven't gotten better. Im not comfortable talking about what weight I am but I've gone the wrong direction. Ill be honest with it. Ive thought about deleting this comment because it makes me sad to see it responded to all the time but I never can because its a reminder to myself that its still a promise I made. I might have failed but Im 16, I still have time. And I will still try. I am still trying. I make smaller goals now and I try to exercise every day. I go on diets and its slowly helping, I've lost 15 pounds from my highest ever weight. thank you for reminding me almost daily. just because I failed once doesn't mean I can never reach my goal.
Since im somewhat close to that how about we try together ? 😂 im random but i really want to be a new person
@@Sarah-po9ut Sure, why not. You have an instagram or something?
Really? I was almost 200 pounds at your height! 157 lb now. You got this!
I’m 14, 5’3 and 180 can I workout with y’all?
Don't try... JUST DO IT.
"wildly successful 25 year bulking phase!"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love the sense of humor, big congrats dog
😂😂😂
Dawg
Woof
@@omarelshennawiwas
Plot twist: he was actually bulking
As someone that’s been actively weight training for 22 years, this is what we do. Us real weight lifters hate the “meatheads” as much as anyone else. We hate the douchebags that fill our community. Us real active working out people will welcome people like him with open arms. We want to help him and we want to see people like him succeed. And we want the douchebag meatheads out of our community as much as anyone else does.
when i read this i have a lump in my throat, i have lost about 40kg in the past 3 months and need to lose another 40kg - more like 50. i don't dare go into a gym at all, but reading this gives me hope that it will work eventually. I'm at a point where I could do "more" - so far it went without, but I think now some help and guidance would be pretty good and therefore the studio.
@@RalTaub well with me I go to the gym because I weight train, but if the gym isn’t your thing there’s lots of ways to exercise. For example buy some leg weights from Amazon, strap them to your legs and walk around the block once or twice. Or even buy a weight belt for your waist and do normal chores while wearing it. And each day keep pushing yourself further and further.
@@RalTaub Bro no one in a gym is gonna say "Haha look a fat/skinny person in a gym, what a loser". The Gym is made for unhealthy people to get healthy.
Awesome sauce!
Thank you for being that person who truly wants to help those struggling with their weight. We need more trainers who convey this! You’re appreciated greatly.
I’m 345 I want to get down to 180 I’m trying best I can. I won’t give up.
You've got this babe! Best wishes on your journey!
You can do it~!!! 👍
Wish you luck! 👍💪
Keep us updated. You got this! 😎
AMAZING
Wow, I officially have NO damn excuse.
רואי
Pffft I hear you. I need to get my ass in gear.
Same!
dude same i legit dont play lol anymore and i had fucking 7k hours on it dont even wanna play games anymore 3 months in
you can still play games man when it comes to your body get your body doing well but you need your brain in order too man
God bless the guys that looked out for this young man
@Lance Reventlowie good for you ! How's it going Lance ?
AMEN
AMEN!
You are an inspiration!
Now THIS is body positivity!!!! STOP NORMALIZING OBESITY. This man kicked his own ass into gear and put in the work. Fat acceptance is enabling obesity and normalizing giving up. Kudos to this man. That is hard work!
People need to understand the difference between acknowledging that obesity is bad and thinking that obese people are bad.
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I wouldn’t normalize it. But lots of underlying factors. Many who were abused as kids end up obese. It’s a psychological and physical problem.
Fat acceptance is not accepting fat. It is accepting fat people in a way that you don't bully them and just mind your own business. You have nothing to do with other people's bodies. Only they can get to the point of wanting to lose weight, and strangely, sad and bullied people get to this point more slowly.
@vitaygeorgina That's not what fat acceptance people talk about. They calling me an oppressor for saying being fat is unattractive.
Losing weight: 99% mental, 1% physical
True ty for inspire me
Little exaggeration but 👍
@Unsesquipedalian exercise is like 20% of weight loss and strenght building 80% is the diet
Unsesquipedalian omg he knows he worked out a lot but he means if he didn’t put it in his mind to do this is wouldn’t be possible
Agreed
God I’m proud of this guy. If you ever struggled with weight you understand how hard it is to have consistency like this.
i have struggled for the last 12 years or so. My all time weight was 300 about 10 years ago, I then gradually lost weight and got down to 170. My max weigh since then is 240 and currently sit at 230. I want to get back down to 170 once and for all and never gain weight again - atleast not fat, but muscle. I'm doing a lot of weight lifting now so It's good if I gain weight in muscle but the problem is the fat does not seem to want to go away. 4 months into a new workout routine I've lost no weight at all and it doesn't seem any fat has gone away yet. I really understand the struggle.
He gained most of it back
Jonathan Almgren I am currently 16 years old 175-190 lbs somewhere in there, for some reason I find it really hard to exercise, I have terrible endurance while running, my arms and legs get tired and heavy quickly, and I have a really hard time motivating myself to exercise.
Yes, people don’t often understand it’s a mental and physical battle. I’m mildly obese and started on a journey to lose weight and I made a lot of progress. In fact I now feel better about myself :)
Im 13 and i have 170 180 pounds im so sad i dont know how to lose weight
No one knows the story better than I, and yet, this video even surprised me. They did such a great job and I cri errytime
Thank you all so much and I love each and every one of you like family
+wetbreast tfw misc actually does something positive (Rare) but it happens
+wetbreast Woov this was really amazing video ,congratulations on your weight loss
+wetbreast What did you/do you do for money?
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+david You read my comment and got that from it? Really?
you know its wonderful when people actually support each other.. everyone who motivated this man should feel really good about them selves.. you pretty much saved his life and prevented an early grave.. and good on jesse for finally getting up and makeing a change.. we are all proud of you my man
This has me in tears Im 30yrs old 5"2 and 350lbs I want to lose weight because my knees be hurting so bad. He's definitely inspired me to figure this shit out I want a new life. Im so proud out this man.
Marqia Walker you can do it, we’re here to back you up.
@@arthurlinkhorn804 Thank you so much
yes you can please don't give up
please do it you will be proud after
I believe in you!
"Start my cutting phase after a successful 25 year bulking phase." hahahah :'D
He's got great personality :D
really ...dat line made me laugh and cry same time
I laughed too! haha
Four aspects of fitness:
1.Rest/Recovery
2.Nutrition
3.Exercise (duh)
4.Personality (motivation, optimism, etc.)
*I'd say that a healthy diet is even 90% of the weight control game.*
*But overall weight control is 100% your #4: the mindset. Starting a healthy regimen is hard for many people. Much harder once you start it to **_maintain_** that consistency and that, holy shit, I failed so many times! So many distractions, life priorities, work but in reality, it's mostly excuses ie weak mentality.*
*Not just for weight control, ANY new venture to better one's life ie learning guitar, language, Internet business, etc... It's SO easy to invent some bullshit excuses and procrastinate, believe you me, I have a doctorate in that foul habit! MINDSET, man, THE GODDAMN MINDSET!*
*Fortunately, like any muscle, a strong mindset CAN be trained!*
Ok, I obviously cant do all these laps. Im supriseed you guys actually liked this. Well thats pretty nice. I tried till I got to 400 then i gave up lol. Anyway, it was fun.
14 laps lol
278 😊
360 laps wowowowowow
@@kaeden7479 mate stop begging....
Mine makes 451 madude
Idkw, but that part about a member sending him a pool so he could bathe, that really got me. Thank you, whoever you are. I really needed to know there a group of people could band together to lift someone out of despair. For no credit or money but just because it's a life. And the way Jesse responded with his own heapings of humanity, showing them his life, being open, being grateful. Love all around.
every person who helped him: i raised that boy
I see you are also a man of culture
Mu
Thanks for all the info! You OBV didn't help him, so why you flexin? Ppfft!
Srunk*
@@alexgarza9666 @
*after a wildly succesful 25 year bulking phase 😂*
SAVAGE
Sadly he posted a video in 2018 saying he gained the 300 lbs back that he Lost , he quit working out and posting to BB
Yes thats what he said in a video from 7 months ago just ype in Jesse shand
Just type his Name in RUclips its the last video he posted he says he quit excercising and gained all the weight back
Dylan Urquiaga that’s so mean
"Literally flop around for cardio." -BillTheBro
Billthebro was the step one of EVERYTHING
He's the veteran of this story
@@user-xe1jg9pj1s He still has me flopping around
Man, this video just made me a grown up man cry like a child. I have depression and it's been very hard lately for me, mainly cause I just realized while watching this that I have this belief that nobody cares and that humanity is a lost cause, but you made me realize we still have good people in this world, and not just a few but a lot of people who wanna help each other, and this means that the mankind community is not lost. I'm very grateful for this story and this community. I really need help, I have been thinking about suicide again for weeks, but now I have a reason to push me a little harder and to start to looking for help. I definitely need help, I don't know where to start from, but I hope I'll find it, at least now you guys made me believe that yes this is possible... Unbelievable. All love and best regards for everyone, including you reading this comment. I wish the best for all of you. I'm grateful for all of you just to be alive ❤️🍀
think positive, you can do it!
Wow I was bad. I'm happy to say I'm so much better now. Sometimes we just need to hanging in there and never give up. Everything can change for the best. Sometimes we need just to wait a little, sometimes we need to fight hard, but for sure it's not worth giving up, hope never must die
@@meuconsagrado how are you doing now? I hope you got help.
Just tell yourself:
I'm an ordinary person with extraordinary qualities and I'm more than enough. It is in the being ordinary and knowing we are all unique we can be our authentic selves. Take care!
@@kononoism I'm doing better thank you! Just living, dealing with my anxiety, growing old, never giving up, complaining less, always trying to experiment new points of view... I think what pushes me it's my hard belief that everything is possible and that always there are hundreds of paths we still didn't tried... Just as I found this video months ago I keep finding new sources of inspiration and ways inside me every month and I try to keep "improving" myself... I don't know, for now it works, my life is getting better step by step. The darkest moments are being farther and farther
I’ve read a comment in another weight loss video and it really change my way of thinking and I want to share it here. The comment is about not being discouraged if you only loss 1 pound. This guy had a sister who was trying to lose weight and was discouraged that she only lose 4 pounds and he said that 1 pound equals to 4 stick of butter and so what the brother did is bought 16 sticks of butter and place it right in front of her on a table and she had no clue what he is doing and thought he’s trying to ruin her diet. He told her that that was amount of weight she loss in fat and 4 sticks of butter is 1 pound. She was surprised and stared at the butter and was no longer discouraged anymore. He also commented that she now lost over 100 pounds using this thought of 1 pound = 4 sticks of butter. Thank you for reading ❤️😃.
Awe thanks for sharing 😊
Fuckin essay bro 👌👍
400 sticks of butter😂sorry
Wow, that's a great visual representation.
so this guy lost 1400 sticks of butter
Jesse: I’m going to troll some fitness nuts today.
Fitness nuts: (chanting), “One of us, one of us”!
Every time I hear "one of us one of us" I just think of the snake Sahara movie
That's actually incredibly wholesome.
I think of vanoss
Gooble gobble gooble gobble
"After a wildly successful 25 year bulking phase"
Welp, at least my dude kept his humor.
Good job tho Jesse. You are a f*cking legend.
2 standard issue peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and a greek yogurt as a sidearm
bröther
He is a dumbass to gain it in the first place
@@davidbooth46ify youre dumb
@@skuqre I don't eat cereal like some toddler are you one?
I wasn't that big , but i was morbidly obese. At my heaviest I weighed 130kilograms. Now I weigh 65 at 186cm tall. It's possible to loose the weight, just don't give up!. Thanks for sharing this beautiful story.
I weigh 130kg rn
Badass. You've got amazing will power and positivity. Keep it up sister
Sorry, but with 186cm and 130kg you weren’t morbidly obese. You were definitely overweight, for sure. I’d rather say with 65kg and that hight you are actually underweight now 😂 However, it’s quite an achievement! Congrats.:)
@@suze6083 that's true, I weighed 107kg at my highest and my height is 175cm I've been working out to lose weight and gain muscle. I weigh 98kg as for now but got a long way to go. Goal to 80kg
Wow thank you. I'm 190cm tall. And I 186kg and morbidly obese too.
"Take one step today, tomorrow take two"
This quote legit made me tear up for some odd reason...
👍💛
I have no idea why I started watching this. BUt I actually teared up near the end, especially when his mom thanked the forum for saving her son's life
same ugh i'm so happy for the two of them
Because that's real! It is emotional, I would love to see his labs, cholesterol, triglycerides, and HgBA1c. Wow, Mr
Shand, you beat obesity back with a board!!!!
Me too man.
I'm so happy for him
A truly amazing accomplishment, seeing the mother thank everybody who helped Jesse made me tear up
Thanks for taking me on the journey with you Jesse. Im 51 and currently weigh 482.. I want to be 225.. Im committed and encouraged
Thanks again
Bob Davis keep it going mate I believe in you
Keep going and you can do it. :)
This community is the best😭😭😭
I believe in you!
Bob Davis you have all the RUclips community cheering for you...remain focused, you can do this!!
I have goosebumps for at least15 min straight. This is amazing, and the support he got...no words people! This is what life is about, without the community and all the great people that connected and pushed him and gave advice, this would never happen.
Damn I'm really proud of this guy. He didn't have a personal trainer to help him or nothing. He did it all himself. Wow
Lol
he had the misc
+Genius Idiot care
can I be your friend
This makes me feel like humanity still exists
Can I hug you?
Yea sure😀
@@srinivasamuralidhar6325 🤗🤗 Aaah, I feel better already 😊
Too bad this was like 6 yrs ago
Srinivasa Muralidhar it was never gone.
When I see chubby people at the gym my heart just gets so warm because they are trying to make a change I have a undying respect for those people
......wut about veterans
@@triton6083 Ok, boomer
@jömungandr slayer no u 😵
What about people going the other way?
I pretty much destroyed my body starving myself (9 and a half stone at 6’ 3”) It’s been a long road to get up to 14 st whilst feeling strong and in a place where I’m happy with my appearance.
@@Jonathan_Doe_ I'm super proud of you for taking the effort to get your weight back up and feel happy about how you look, you're amazing, keep up the amazing work
This is genuinely insane, absolutely beautiful, to see that he almost gave up on life but started believing again, that's just plain awesome.
Uhhhh... does everyone just ignore that he called himself wetbreasts
In all fairness, his breasts were most likely wet.
Underboob sweat
If i was that heavy, that could be a gopd motivator to help lose it
Omg I found my potato brethren brother
He now changed his name to WettyB
I started my workout yesterday and i have 71kg....so wish me luck
Thanks guys so much for ur support ..love all😘
Good luck and happy new year from Scotland 😊👋🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
Good luck you can do it and you are perfect as you are and let no one say someting ells
It 2019 you have a goal.
Good luck! 😀😀😀
Seviour mubby GOOD LUCK GIRL YOU GOT THIS
OMG WE NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED AN UPDAAAAAAAATE
he put all his weight back unfortunately
fr?
@@Yiddke yes hes around 650ish right now
Heisenberg pleeeeaaaaseee tell me ur kidding
@@azeezyloki2287 serious lol a year ago he updated his youtube vlog that he gained back most of the weight, hes disappeared from online forums, and last i saw he was back to 700 territory.
What a phenomenal transformation. All this was possible because a community of passionate people who reached out to genuinely help a person in need. This is what the world needs more of, caring for others, and genuinely wanting to make a difference; unconditionally. 😭
Guys... I cried, I never cried to a video before. but seeing he's mom thanking all the people for saving his life just made me tear up and it felt so good!
Amen It was an Inspirational Cry for Me .
Yeah, when I saw that mom video, I started to cry also. :) I'm so happy for this man.
I don't usually cry but that part did make my eyes tear up
Oh, no. No, no, no. Nobody gets to have it both ways. He has had to show herculean effort because SHE couldn't generate a tiny bit on his behalf in his youth! She enabled the bad habits that resulted in his situation. Early on he says something like "I was always a big kid," as if it were some sort of cosmic inevitability. NO, it was some sort of parental dereliction of duty! Folks, proper parenting matters, and sometimes it ain't easy!
Yeah, I was moved through the whole thing but his mom got me and that was it.
What he said about not making it complicated and just being consistent is so fucking true and applies to EVERYTHING in life.
That is deep...
true, you don't need motivation,, motivation will burn out after a week or a month, you need discipline, be consistent, no excuses, workout even if you had a harsh day, keep the diet no matter what, cause once you start to fail, it will exponetially grow until you go back from where you started
"Its been one year, 356 days"......
Who's gonna tell him
356😂😂😂😂
I seen that too
LMAO
🤣
I think he means one year and 356 days
I'm sitting here crying buckets......for all the love you've given to this man.......love will win.
I have a son who is very overweight and housebound for years. I sent him this video. I pray he is encouraged to start now with caring about himself and know that there are people out there who will care about him, help him lose weight...he can do it!
I wish Jessie would contact him. He is 28 yrs old and in his own mental prison. Please pray for my son. Thank you.
Wow u failed your child. Should have raised him better and made his education a priority when u had him, instead of letting him do whatever he wanted. You caused the problem, now suffer the consequences!
(Edit)- looking back at this 7 months after posting all these comments , damn I was an asshole in this comment. Didn’t mean to question LL’s upbringing
@@Hr-pn1vm Wow, you a certainly an uninformed, insensitive jerk, who hasn't a clue of my son's circumstances. Snap judgenents are what you are all about. Your ego must be off the charts! Why spread hatred toward others? Do everyone a favor and keep your disrespectful comments to yourself.
Hr27 damn, you’re just not that smart aren’t you, education can’t really help yourself, because the kid has to learn most of the things alone. I was skinny when I was little and I got fat when I turned seven, it was not my parents failing me, they did all fine, I failed myself. I am 214 pound right now and I want to go down to 200. Anyways, this man is doing what he can to help his child, but he can’t help him if the son can’t help himself. Btw do you have a kid, because of the way you acted I don’t think you are even marry.
L L don’t worry man, you’re doing what you can, you can’t really help your son if he can’t help himself.
LL Call me a jerk I don’t care, at least I didn’t fail my kids. And btw, I’m not hating on your kid, I’m telling you the harsh reality of your choices
I'm 14 yr old weigh 260 lbs and am 5'7 I started a diet 2 weeks ago and I think I'm near 250 lbs (havent weighed yet)
You can do this!!
Keep in mind to diet healthy and not starve, work out and you can do it!!
You've got this. Eat thoughtfully, and remember food is fuel (and you need fuel c: )! See if a counselor or health teacher can help you out with what you should be eating. We're rooting for you!
260 lbs is 130kg or something right
But good luck
Good luck bro.
*Troll has joined
Community: We are about to start this entire man's career
@SharkTank you don't get it?
tbh the misc was 99% trolls, some of whom just happened to lift (no idea what it’s like today, haven’t been on it for 6-7 years)
Bodybuilding community are bunch of beautiful people. Full of positive energy and love.
I’ve been hooked to vids like this for the past 2 hours, a huge motivation and it makes me happy seeing stuff like this. Congratulations to everybody who even had the initiative to make a change in their lives
Yeah, I've been binge watching this motivational videos too, I should probably go outside and do something now!
I'm just blown away by his courage! I lost 164lbs over 2yrs. And there's no way I could have done it in the public eye. If you've never been obese, you can't imagine the shame that it brings. Bravo to him 👏
good for you, beautiful!! i could never do it in public either. and i think a strong point to make is it's not just "obese" people that feel embarrassed or shamed in public, i'm maybe only 30-40lbs away from my healthy weight and going in public is terrifying to me. i don't want to run into anyone i knew when i was a healthy weight. i feel like even the people i don't know are judging me - why is she buying sushi, why is she buying alcohol, why this why not that? i get flushed every time i pay for food or drinks because i know what the other person is thinking, because i HAVE been that toxic, judgemental person on the other end wondering why people were so fat. i had a VERY fast metabolism until the age of maybe 23-25. i'm 28 now and trying to lose 30lbs again. even though i'm not classified as obese, i still feel like i am.
@@ellamay6405 Oh sweet girl, get those toxic thoughts out of your mind! The honest truth is that 90% of the population are so self absorbed and wrapped up in their own drama that they don't even realize there's another human in front of them so don't worry about what that rando cashier or waitress might be thinking about what you're putting in your body and truly screw the other 10% that may have those nasty thoughts in their minds, because they aren't your friends or family and will probably never really impact your life in any true way unless you give them that power. You are struggling with a very common problem when people have fast metabolisms when they are teens and young 20's and then all of a sudden their metabolisms slow down and the lifestyle they are used to starts to show around the middle, booty and thighs. Please don't be so hard on yourself, you're still so young and have a long journey ahead of you. Take your time and do it at your own pace. If you're ever struggling shoot me a message, I don't know if I'll have the answer but I'll sure know where you're coming from.
@@kellysubocz8263 i woke up so much more depressed & angry than usual this morning because i lost my job and the scummy boss who did me wrong got away with everything she did to me, so i know everytime they see me bike past them they're probably laughing at me and how much of a loser i am. i don't want that victim mentality, it's just that i thought that family sized workplace was my family and friends, but they're very toxic too. i don't know hot to NOT give them the power i think that's my problem. how do you do it? how do you not care? but honestly your message was so compassionate (i don't receive that very often) and it actually made me cry because it's so full of love. thank you so much for taking the time to write back to me; you have no idea how much that means. i hope you're having a beautiful healthy and happy day, and i would love to message you - i'm just not sure how to on here lol but thank you for the love
@@ellamay6405 oh sweet little one, no you've got it all wrong! You were set free from those abusers, manipulators, and straight up ass wipes. They are stuck in there sad little existences and now you get to fly free making anything you possibly hope to be in this world a reality. You are the creator of your reality, not the world or other people, just you! So now you're going to stop and think long and hard on what you want to be in this life, no matter how crazy or far fetched. Then you're going to come up with a detailed plan on what you think needs to happen step by step to achieve that reality and if you have someone you trust in telling your plan to, they can maybe help you with some of the steps that you may not have thought of but need to take to get there. Often two heads are better than one. Then you put your foot out and take the first step of your journey! Now don't get me wrong, it's gonna be hard as shit to make your new reality all that you want it to be but every time you fall off the path you get your plan back out, figure out where you screwed up, learn from it, and get back on the path. I have hope for you little one because the greatest regret in life isn't striving to make your wildest dreams come true and not quite getting them, it's waiting for life to come to you, to have circumstances dictate your life's trajectory and feeling helpless to change the fact! I'm always here if you need a sounding board, Kelly Subocz on Facebook messenger.
@@kellysubocz8263 can i just say i love you?!!! my god, this message made me cry so many happy tears that i was laughing at myself. thank you so fkn much. i don't have facebook but i honestly will make an account just to talk to you and similar-brained people lol. you are the brightness my day needed. THANK YOU so much for being such a compassionate and empathetic human being - i don't think any of us come across that often enough. you're a good person and i look forward to talking to you!!!!
Videos like these should be put into advertisements everywhere instead of that accept your body at any size bullshit. This is real motivation and actual self love! If you love yourself enough you would want to change yourself to be healthy instead of staying the same weight and accepting obesity.
I am glad that someone is being rational on this subject.
I agree with you but a journey like this always starts with acceptance. Its not bullshit to
Enjoy the body you are living in NOW. You can improve a body you like. A human is more than just the body what about mind and spirit? Those too need to be in tune for you to be motivated enough to want to get out of obesity
cressy1988 I with you and I apologize for not taking that into consideration.
+George WRK its so fucking sad that people listen to the "learn to love your body weight" bullshit.
lily d
Damn onions, man.. The stuff we take for granted, it blows my mind. I'm here complaining about how I hate shave and how and my car isn't fun enough, not thinking about those who can't wait to shave again and are totally unable to drive, and it kinda makes you feel like such a shit person for being upset about such petty shit. My heart goes out to this guy, he's a hero.
Ikr, we take a lot of things for granted
Yea man that scrote hair. Keeps growing.
More people who are obese should really see this. just look and hear the difference in his voice and change that have happened. it's incredible to see this journey! great job man!
True and the first step is always the hardest. Once that first step is achieved the rest gets easier. Kudos to people who set their goals and get there.
At my heaviest weight in 2014, 404 pounds to now 323, this story really touched me. In all honesty it made me cry, you are an inspiration Jesse!
Rashad Nagi good job man:)
Hope you're still at it bro. I'm going through something similar and won't gain it back this time.
status update?? :)
Keep going your not alone on this struggle! Great job ‘
Rashad Nagi s
now THIS is body positivity.
Not the bullshit that says "its okay to be fat"
Damn Right, Fat, thin, or Muscular Encourage the trajectory not the current state.
@@bilalkawsara9539 Yes! agreed
fat acceptance isnt body positivity! be healthy that’s how u should always accept urself! ❤️🤯😎
I somewhat disagree. I think that you should be able to love yourself no matter what body you're in. You should be able to see yourself as worthy of the love and respect of others.
However, part of that love should be understanding that while the body you're in does not define your worth it does define your health and quality of life and it does define the things you can wear and the things you can sit in/on.
You should have confidence in yourself and you shouldn't hate your body because it's the only one you have, you know? If you hate your body, there's less of a chance for change, less of a chance you'll want to care for it. Real body positivity is learning to love yourself as you are and taking that love and turning it towards improvement
@@elwooddows2218 I couldn't have said it better sir! I agree with you 100%
Im 20 5'7" and 260. Though I am twice the weight of a healthy guy i still feel less than human sometimes. I want to have a pride in myself that noone can take away. And that's why im writing this comment at 1:43am to make a promise to myself to start my weight loss journey
260 lbs of solid muscles, right brah? jk. Whats the first thing you gonna do?
Goodluck
manolojacoboramirez Good luck
Hey, it is definitely possible. Consider this video and how much weight was lost when you need the motivation, I believe in you.
I believe in you! I would love to help however I can! Let me know what tips you may need!
Holy shit!! I started September of 2020 at 352, I'm sitting at 297. This bro lost 350+, damn... He is an absolute legend and motivator.
I know this is a few years old, but I hope you are doing well and still living healthy.
Excitable101 he quited and had fall again into depresssion
@@grmanuel11 source?
@@privatesnowball3032 seach his youtube channel
His channel name is wettyb if you want to check in
@@monsters691 hasnt uploaded in over two years
This guy is an absolute chad. He’s super chill despite his weight and his motivation and will power to live is truly an inspiration. He even had the courage to document his process and show his body to the world wide web. Just wow. Wish the best to you Jesse!
Patience Graves how do u know??
Patience Graves bruhhhh no way
Patience Graves what’s his channel
Perfect, I hate so many ppl think it's surgery that only works...
I'm doing keto at this time, I started 1st Jan 2020 weighing at 152kg, I am now 132kg
I have a massive time to go but know what's happening
Thats the most amazing thing..I lose 5kgs and starting feeling hot then i stop working out 😬
Amazing can you give us a progress report
aaron leija keto diet is a diet that is based on protein, completely cut out sugar, and eat barely any carbs, that is what keto is.
I lose 6 kg by sleeping and eating at home in quarantined :)
This is such an inspiring story. I applaud him!
This story has totally changed my life in ways even outside of weightloss. Every time I feel like I don’t want to do something or I’m just too tired, I remind myself that he started with, “just start flopping around.” Moral of that? Movement is better than no movement at all. Progress is progress, even if it’s just a little every single day. It builds. ❤️
This has changed so much about my life.
We need to start a go fund me account for him so that he can get surgery to remove the excess skin that is there from losing so much weight. It would be life changing for him. You have to have a bank account and I unfortunately do not or I would be on it..!
Ur such a kind person 😊
Sure.
This was like 5-6 years ago. How's he doing now?
Latest video of him
That was a Good one . Let us know when you get a bank account then.
It's absolutely beautiful how supportive people can be.
Such a beautiful truth. How much change and benefit we can impart on others just by giving a thumbs up or shedding a tear of sorrow or joy with someone. Truly what its all about.
It’s impressive, that there are still some GREAT PEOPLE
my sentiments exactly. made me a bit emotional
Life is better place if we support one another
Wisnu Divayana I agree
He's just trolling and not actually wanting to lost weights.
But people were so kind to him that he actually starting losing weights! This is so wholesome
I started my weight loss journey in Aug. I was healed from my painful past and God took over and now I can't wait to get to the gym!!!
Jen Teal good for you and amen
Hope your doing well! 😁😁
God bless you♥️
Give yourself some credit and take over your own life
God bless
Here tying to find inspiration and get motivated in 2019. Only need to lose 40lbs to get to where I was and be healthy again.
This is an amazing story.
@Brayden Harjula I mean since taking a desk job a few years ago I became very inactive and tired all the time. Went from near perfect health to having diabetes and high cholesterol. Only activity I do is play softball in the summer.
So I'm planning on getting my diet back under control and getting on an exercise routine. Especially cardio. Everything should fall into place I am hoping.
Same here, I just hit the 200 pound mark. Although, I could care less about how much I weigh, I just wanna be able to lose body fat and fit into nice clothes.
RogueSmiley same here
I’m in that range too! I Want to lose about 40-45lb. Let’s hope we all get there. Good luck to you all for a 2019 healthier time.
Broke my femur, it's depressing of how much weight I've gained in such a short amount of time.
This video is so much deeper then the weight loss a achievement. It's about perseverance, dedication and consistent effort to make your dreams come reality, it has community love and inspiration along with showing the beautiful side of people.
No that bad
To all the guys that helped jesse and Jesse himself , you are guys are the true chads. And really motivating and inspiring too. Best of luck to all the brothers out there !
Beautiful
Chef big dawg?!?!?
holy shit lol this is the actual maxmoefoe xD
How is your husband ?
max?
hello
I cried watching his video. OMG, congratulations to you for this success. Thank you for the motivation to stay healthy!
One hears so much about the negative aspects of social media; well, here is a much appreciated positive story!
Accept Jesus today as your Lord and Savior. He is the only way to be saved and go to The Kingdom of Heaven.
@@ReyBanYAHUAH I am not religious
@@powerpug964 same
I commend him for bettering him self. I was never a fat person but after high school I started gaining weight gradually and with every few lbs gained I would say "oh I'm gonna start loosing weight". It's been 5 years and still nothing. I reached a breaking point when I weighed 220 lbs at 166cm. I tried intermittent fasting and that was working well for me but eventually I got bored of that. I tried water fasting and I would loose like 10 lbs in 3 days but the thing is the minute I ate food I gained that weigh back. My problem is controlling my eating. My highest weight in October 2021 was 235 lbs and I hated the way I looked. I was so disgusted. Without even realizing it I lost 26 lbs in 2 months. I didn't even realize that my eating habit had changed. I stopped using sugar, I limited my junk food and drank predominatly water. 2 days after I gain 2lbs and am currently at 211 lbs. This video is so inspiring and also gives me the motivation I need to get off my ass and do something. I'm so scared that I'll keep putting it off and before you know it I'm 300lbs. Tomorrow is not promised to anyone so make an effort and just do. It is now December 18th and my goal is to weigh 199 by Jan 1st 2022. Wish me luck
Hey, how's it going! :3
Did you ever make it to your goal? Very proud of your progress in general.
Wetbreasts was probably the most active thread we have ever had on the Misc over at the forums. While there were some jackasses (still are), the vast majority of people you come across are genuinely interested in helping people achieve their goals and looking for support to achieve their own. We at BB can be some of the most hyper critical folks on the planet, but we are also a tight knit community and we come together and circle the wagons when one of our own is in trouble.
Lots of us reached out to help him, including some good old fashioned tough love, both in the initial thread and the ones that came after it. There is a massive amount of fitness and nutrition knowledge amongst our members, but this thread also showed lots of compassion. People willing to hop in their car or on a plane and come to Michigan to offer assistance, but at the end of the day he had to help himself. I could not be more proud of what Jesse has accomplished, and continues to accomplish, both in fitness and in his life in general. He has slipped up a couple of times, but he still keeps coming back and is still active on BB. This story is old now, but perhaps it can still serve as a reminder to never give up, and maybe even dispel the myth that the body building community is little more than a bunch of pretentious egomaniacs. To use a Misc battle cry, "we're all gonna make it brah!"
Xxx
How is wet breasts now?
i lost 50KGs in last year, from 130kg+ to 80kg today, and reduced my body fat from 33% to 22%
Thanks the girl who rejected me, you made me better
sorry, Jeff Jeff,,,, it wasn t your weight.... i just don t like people named Jeff Jeff.....
Good job! That's amazing!
LMAO that's literally what happened to me, went from 104kg to 83kg all because my relationship ended
Lmao I feel you man the reason I started losing weight was cuase I had a fat crush on a girl when I finally got the courage to ask her out she blushed hard af and ran away haven't talked to her since but damn I feel good af that's the first time my fat ass asked a girl out I'm 5'11 169 lbs and just started working out for muscle my heaviest was 230 lb that was during October of 2018
Lol me except I went from 64kg to 58 kg in two weeks😂
“Today is one year, 356 days” I WHEEZED
I think he was estimating. He did record everyday after all.
Bobby no they mean cause a year is 365 no 356
@@carolinekirschbaum I understand that, however I believe that was his 356th day exercising and he was close enough to 365 to estimate to a year.
@@carolinekirschbaum bruh
ME TOOOOOOO I JUST DIDNT WANT TO SAY ANYTHING
YOU inspire me and I'm not even overweight. I am so very proud of you, Jesse. You are remarkable, blessed and beautiful. You can and more likely have helped save another's life. Stay strong brother. 💝
He seems so happy when he did his @ 7:54 "random dancing day" that genuinely made me smile and laugh seeing how he can make a somewhat bad situation a funny thing and not look down on himself. I'm happy for him.
Edit: Just about near the end and at 15:58 - 16:04 made me shed tears. This makes me so proud of him.
I've been trying to lose weight for about a year or so. I've had a really bad two months and I've felt incredibly guilty about it. This video is a lot of motivation for me and I respect that guy so much. I'm so happy for him. He's really changed his life for the better. Feel like crying tbh. I'm very happy for him and I look up to him. He's a great rolemodel to look up to for those who struggle with their weight and want to lose weight.
We all learn consistency is king somewhere along the way. Nobody is perfect but everyone can try their best. Do that long enough and it's not hard anymore, it's a habit, an adaptation to a new character.
I was motivated in the beginning by my poor back health and a bodybuilding friend of mine. I'd like to help train someone just as my friend had helped me years ago.
RawCarrot - I would recommend getting a fitbit blaze. It will track the amount of calories you burn each day & then log your calories you eat. Stay 500-1500 calories less then your daily burned calories. Take a 30 minute to one hour walk each day. And weight train 3-4 days a week. Stay consistent on tracking your calories even if you binge as well as your walks everyday.
I have lost 37.6 lb's since about the middle of July 2016 doing basically this.
RawCarrot anything is possible
Good luck! I believe in you.
RawCarrot it's okay friend u will fall at times just keep going u can do it
Watching his mom’s reaction was the best. I’m not gonna lie, something might have got in my eye at that point. Love and respect to both of you and everyone who helped!
Thank you for sharing this, Jesse. I needed it just now. And thanks to all of you who encouraged a guy who thought he was down and out. Because Jesse told his story in such detail, he and all of you will empower people you've never met.
I have lost over 12 pounds and trying to lose 20 more! Plus stop smoking💪
Edit, March 2019: I have lost over 27 pounds, just want to lose 10 more! And I’m vaping instead of smoking, I guess that’s something!
omg ME exactly!! i’ve lost 12 and have 20 more to go too, and also need to quit smoking. here goes nuffin
good luck guys. trying to get my friend stop smoking right now. 🙏
you got this !!
Diego De La Mota you lose the 20?
hell yeah, you got this!
I rarely write comments but Jesse's story got to me. This man is amazing for not throwing in the towel and the community sounds amazing too for supporting him throughout.
So about 2 weeks ago, i was 15 years old, 6'4", 340 lbs and was really unhappy with all the bullying and unhappiness within myself. Since then, i have lost 17 lbs seems like a lot for a short amount of time but anything is possible if you want it bad enough. I wish to lose more. My first goal is 275 lbs. Then, 250. My target weight would be 210 or 220 considering my height and build to my body. Wish me luck!
+smackyhead it was mostly my fault. I was never getting active. Now at 316. Still going strong. And it was 340 not 360 lbs not like it makes a difference but hey whatevs
smackyhead I actually rather enjoy school i have a load of friends mostly because of my humorous and outgoing personality in person. Ive gotten all A's since i was born, so i rather take a liking to school. And when i mean bullying, im not talking about hardcore verbal/physical abuse im just talking about a few snarky/mean comments here and there. I do enjoy video games but i have other hobbies
smackyhead only play video games to play with friends from school it one of the only things i enjoy nowadays
+smackyhead trust me, I'm not trying to give excuses. I'm just stating what I enjoy doing. I am involved on the school bowling team I know it doesn't sound like a lot of activity but at least it's something.
+smackyhead no. i have actually been on the team for 3 years. i just recently started eating less and getting more active and since then, ive lost 24 lbs! No need for such negativity. Not really seeing the positivity from you right now lol. I'll do we alright? Conversation over.
oh it's JESSE! i first heard his story on a fitness related podcast that interviews people. it was the first high-weight (700 was way over what i thought possible) story i'd heard, and it was moving as hell to hear how it all began, the support, the progress, just EVERYTHING. i'm not sure i've ever heard one as intense and good as his since then. it just really hit the feels in a lot of ways.
His cat looked so proud of him :3
Oh god. The man tears that are coming out right now!
+Ghost227 man i was going strong through the whole video until his mom showed up. tears were shed
+chrizles Yeah his mom made the tears flow
+Ghost227 If you dont tear up to this then somethings wrong with you, hugely inspirational and such an amazing story. i love that he doesnt act like he's forced to do all this and the whole way hes having fun with it.
I almost started tearing up and then I look up (with headphones on) at my step-douche yelling at me to get the f**k up and eat dinner while it's hot.
Best story I've ever heard. I'm with you man!!
This is 2019 and I'm only just seeing this but want to say how proud we are of Jesse! This is Tammie Miller commenting and my husband Tim has at least 100 lbs. to lose. He is on the keto diet since April 4 of this month. We have just gotten a Total Gym and would appreciate all the prayers we can get. I'm so proud of him to have gotten through this month! We've been married 18 years. He's my everything! Power in prayer and perseverance!
My I suggest starting out with 16-8 intermittent fasting. Look into it. It really works. Especially if you combine it with a plant based diet/vegan or vegetarian.
Literally a community of people came together to help one person. Humans ain't as bad as we think. 😍
Just play wii fit and you'll be ripped as hell in no time
I actually lost 10kg using wii fit, but that was like a decade ago
You joke but i Lost 70lbs with Wii Fit 😂😂👌
Andrew Murray it’s a joke calm down
Facts..lol
Wii Fit is great. :D
Why do I want to meet this guy. He has a beautiful personality
Is everyone gonna ignore the fact that his name is “Wetbreasts”...?
he started the account as a troll
Wait wht where I saw it as body builder
X to doubt
Lol i thought i had heard that wrong...
no
Honestly so amazing. I'm currently trying to lose weight (40 pounds and counting) and it's taken me half a year to get where I am. I can only imagine the amount of work it took for this legend. I have the utmost respect for him.
@@wnp67 I lost a fair amount of weight myself and also trying to kick tobacco. We can do it if we decide to. We have to brother.
Go for it man
Lol I'm 47/86lbs down and I believe it's been 17 months😅 so you did what I did in 1/3 of the time I took. Don't worry, we all go at different places. you got this-we got this!!😊
@Jordana B. Heck yeah man, I'm so proud of you! Keep it up, you're doing amazing!
The legend is still working out till now...
he's *_minus_* 288 pounds
ᴀᴀʀᴏɢʏᴀ Well, Actually he got most of his weight back.
He's In the clouds now
@@user-xe1jg9pj1s why are you saying that?
@@user-xe1jg9pj1s wHAT? No!!!
@@lilianatimofte64 minus weight meaning he's a balloon
"Today I'm starting my 'cutting' phase after a VERY successful 'bulking' phase" lmao I lost my shit xD
Matt Edwards dreamer bulk of peace.
Matt Edwards same lmao
brings me to tears he could shower or even drive, then he could. Thank you everyone for saving this beautiful soul
I'm so happy with everyone involved in this story! Support is so important